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Rocco

Rocco is a distinctive choice, ranked #246 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Rocco in their class.

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UK Rank 2025
#246
US Rank #459
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About the Name Rocco

Rocco has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 96 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #126 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 2000.

Rocco is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Rocco in their class.

In the US it sits at #500 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.

⭐ Famous People Named Rocco

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Rocco

Unlikely. With around 192 UK babies named Rocco per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rocco in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rocco has been fairly steady, ranked #246 in 2025 against #163 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #126 in 2017.
Rocco is more popular in the UK (#259) than in the US (#500). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Rocco include: Steve Rocco, Rocco Forte Hotels and Rocco Zikarsky. Short summaries for each appear below.
Rocco appears in the US top 500 at #500 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
192
UK babies named Rocco (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 83 places
Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rocco

Almost certainly the only Rocco in the class

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UK Popularity (2000–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

US Popularity (2020–2025)

Rank · SSA official data

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About the Name Rocco

Meaning
means to rest or repose.

Famous People Named Rocco

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Steve Roccob. 1987
Stephen Salvadore Rocco is an American businessman and skateboarder.
Rocco Forte Hotelsb. 1996
Rocco Forte Hotels is a British hotel group that was established in 1996 by hotelier Sir Rocco Forte and his sister, Olga Polizzi.
Rocco Zikarskyb. 2006
Rocco Zikarsky is an Australian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League.
Rocco Buttiglione1948
Rocco Buttiglione is an Italian Union of Christian and Centre Democrats politician and an academic.
Rocco Barocco1944
Rocco Barocco is a fashion designer.
Rocco
Rocco or Rocko is both a given name and a surname.
Alex Rocco
Alex Rocco was an American actor.
Rocco Borella
Rocco Borella was an Italian painter.

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